Required Textbooks

Moore, Michael G & Kearsley, Greg (1996), Distance Education: A Systems View, Wadsworth: Belmont, CA

Peters, Otto (1998), Learning and Teaching in Distance Education. Analyses and Interpretations from an International Perspective, Kogan Page:London

Required Readings

Module 1 (week 2)
Definitions of Distance Education

Moore & Kearsley (1996), ch.1
Holmberg, B. (1995) "The evolution of the character & practice of distance education" Open Learning, June, pp.47-53

Module 2 (Weeks 3 - 6)
History and Principles of Distance Education

Moore & Kearsley (1996), ch. 2, 3, 10

Module 3 (Weeks 7 - 10)
Pedagogical Approaches & Theoretical Considerations of DE

Peters, O. (1998), pp. 18-155.
Moore & Kearsley (1996) ch. 4, 6, 7
Moore, M. "Distance Education: A Short Literature Review." (1995) Open and Distance Learning Today (Lockwood, F., ed.). London/New York: Routledge, pp. 32-41.
Moore, M. "Theory of transactional distance." Keegan, D., ed. "Theoretical Principles of Distance Education (1997), Routledge, pp. 22-38.
Beaudoin, M. (1991) "Researching Practice and Practicing Research: A critique of distance education research and writing." American Center for the Study of Distance Education Research Monograph No. 4.

Module 4 (Week 11-13)
Institutional Aspects of Distance Education

Beaudoin, M. (1998) "A New Professoriate for the New Millennium" DEOS - The Distance Education Online Symposium. http/www.cde.psu.edu/ACSDE.
Beaudoin, M. "Leadership in distance education: An appraisal of research and practice" (in press). Handbook of Distance Education (Moore, M., ed.), 2001.
Miller, Gary, "Distance education in the United States: collaboration amid diversity." Open Learning, Nov. 1987, pp. 23-27.
Moore, M. and Kearsley, G. (1996) pp. 36-58, 213-231.
Peters, Otto (1998) pp 157 - 214.
Peters, Otto (1998), Models and Concepts of Open and Distance Learning, Manuscript.

Module 5 (Weeks 14-15)
Final Project

Selected chapters and articles previously assigned, plus min. of three additional sources to be cited in final paper.

Course Wrap-up (Week 15)

Review of course procedings to date